“After a string of Santos chances went begging, Benjamín Rollheiser finally broke the deadlock with a left-footed finish to put the hosts ahead.”
Pivotal“Cruzeiro's defence unraveled further when Fabrício Bruno turned a Santos corner into his own net, doubling the hosts' advantage inside four minutes.”
Pivotal“Matheus Pereira scored a stoppage-time consolation for Cruzeiro, but it came far too late to threaten a comeback.”
Santos
Cruzeiro
Outstanding performance
Santos•AttackerSantos blitzed Cruzeiro in a devastating four-minute window either side of the half-hour mark, with Rollheiser converting after a flurry of chances before Fabrício Bruno turned into his own net moments later to hand the hosts a two-goal cushion. From there Santos controlled proceedings comfortably, racking up 31 shots and 13 corners to Cruzeiro's 9 and 3 respectively, dominating the ball and territory throughout. Cruzeiro, despite creating more big chances (4 to Santos' 1), were wasteful in front of goal and could only pull one back through Matheus Pereira in the 90th minute, by which point the game was already decided. The result keeps Santos firmly in the title conversation while Cruzeiro's profligacy in a match they controlled little of will be a concern heading into their next fixtures.
How entertaining was this match?
Corner awarded.
Benjamin Rollheiser takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Kaio Jorge Pinto Ramos attempts a header but misses the shot.
Corner awarded.
Joao Schmidt Urbano takes a left-footed shot, but it is saved.
Fabrício BrunoShot by Fabricio Bruno Soares De Faria results in an own goal.
Goal! An own goal by Fabricio Bruno Soares De Faria makes it 2-0.
Corner awarded.
Gabriel Bontempo takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Benjamín RollheiserShot by Benjamin Rollheiser with his left foot results in a goal.
Everton Sousa Soares takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Goal! Benjamin Rollheiser scores to make it 1-0.
Joao Schmidt Urbano takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Benjamin Rollheiser takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Gabriel Bontempo takes a left-footed shot, but it is saved.
Everton Sousa Soares takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Gustavo Henrique takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Everton Sousa Soares takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Corner awarded.
Everton Sousa Soares takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Offside.
Corner awarded.
Gabriel Bontempo takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Everton Sousa Soares takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Kaio Jorge Pinto Ramos attempts a header but misses the shot.
Kick-off! The referee is Bruno Arleu de Araujo.
